Co-chairs
Peter Chi, Chinese American Association for Commerce*
Henry Der, Former California Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mai Mai Ho, Executive Director, Asian Perinatal Advocates*
Him Mark Lai, Chinese American Historian
Harrison Lim, Presiding President, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association*
Mei Zhen Ma, Member, Chinatown North Beach Campus Student Council
Vincent Pan, Executive Director, Chinese for Affirmative Action
Sarah Wan, Executive Director, CYC (formerly Chinatown Youth Center)*
Linda Wang, Community Housing Activist
Alan S. Wong, former Member, San Francisco Community College District Board of Trustees
Norman Yee, Vice President, San Francisco Board of Education
Community Supporters
(partial list)
Elected Officials
Phil Ting, San Francisco Assessor-Recorder
Eric Mar, Commissioner, San Francisco Board of Education
Hydra Mendoza, Commissioner, San Francisco Board of Education
Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender
Betsy Bechtel, Board Member, Foothill-De Anza Community College District and former Mayor of City of Palo Alto
Paul Fong, Trustee, Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Liz Kniss, Supervisor of Santa Clara County, District 5
Patrick Kwok, Vice Mayor of the City of Cupertino
Otto Lee, Mayor of the City of Sunnyvale
Ben Liao, City of Cupertino School Board Member
Community Leaders
Linda Asato, Executive Director, Wu Yee Children's Services*
Michael Chan
Wai You Sandy Chan, Board Member, Vision New America, Inc.*
Albert Chang, Chinatown Merchants Association*
Michael Chang, Fomer Mayor of the City of Cupertino
Claudine Cheng, Board Member, RENEW SF*
Laureen Chew, Associate Dean, College of Ethnic Studies, San Francisco State University*
Dave Chin, President, Chinese American Citizens Alliance *
Lonnie Chin, Principal, Spring Valley Elementary*
Leon Chow, Chinese Progressive Association
Doreen Der-McLeod, Executive Director, Cameron House*
Lorraine Dong, Professor, Asian American Studies Dept., San Francisco State University*
Florence Fang
Paul Fong, Attorney
Vera Haile, Former Executive Director, North of Market Senior Services*
Robert Hamaguchi, Japantown Task Force, Inc.*
Carmen Ho, Charity Cultural Services*
Marlon Hom, Chair, Asian American Studies Dept., San Francisco State University*
Wayne Hu, Former President, San Francisco Planning Commission and Board of Permit Appeals*
Walter L. Johnson, Secretary/Treasurer, Emeritus, San Francisco Labor Council
Rosalind Koo, Board Member, Self Help for the Elderly*
Frances Lee, Provost Emeritus, San Francisco City College*
Kari Lee, Executive Director, Chinatown YMCA*
Yvonne Lee, Former Commissioner for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
Jennie F. Lew, Former Member of Committee For Better Parks and Recreation in Chinatown, San Francisco Northern Waterfront Citizen's Advisory Committee, and San Francisco Open Space Citizen's Advisory Committee
Nancy Lim Yee, Chinatown Child Development Center*
Lawland Long, Chinatown Community Children's Center*
Randall Lowe, Chinatown Physician
Russell Lowe, Office Director, Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein*
Gordon Mar, Chinese Progressive Association
Doris Mei, Charity Cultural Services*
Sandy Mori, Japantown Task Force, Inc.*
Ed Murray, President, AFT 2121
Philip Tuong Duy Nguyen, Executive Director, Southeast Asian Community Center*
Tim Paulson, Executive Director, San Francisco Labor Council*
Eleanor Szeto, Chinatown Lions Club*
Minh-Hoa Ta, Asian Coalition of San Francisco City College*
Iris Wang, Advisor, Vision New America, Inc.*
Kris Wang, Mayor of the City of Cupertino*
Ling-chi Wang, Professor Emeritus, UC Berkeley
Darin Ow-Wing, Community Educational Services*
Ann Woo, Executive Director, Chinese Performing Artists of America*
C.C. Yin, Chair, Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association*
City College Faculty, Staff, and Students
Ted Alfaro, Dean, Student Advocacy
Henry Augustine, Director, African American Scholastic Program
Jorge Bell, Vice President, Latino Educational Association
Tom Blair, Chair, Foreign Languages Department
Paula Cahill, Chair, Student Health Services
Fred Chavaria, Latino Educational Association
Maria Cheremeteff, Chair, Art Department
Chuong Chung, Chair, Asian American Studies Department
Sunny Clark, Associate Dean, Student Health Department
A. Smiley Curtis, Chair, Graphic Communications
Carlota del Portillo, Dean, Mission Campus
Jorge E. Diaz, Chair, Aeronautics Department
May Fong, Chair, Consumer Education Department
Charton Fotch, Associate Dean, Student Activities
Steven Glick, Dean, Downtown Campus
Stephen J. Herman, Co-chair, Administrators’ Association
Mamie How, Dean, Educational Technology
Alvin Jenkins, Chair, Extended Opportunity Programs & Services
Carl Jew, Dean, Admission, Enrollment and Matriculation
Paul Johnson, Chair, DSPS
Lancelot Kao, Chair, Astronomy Department
Gregory Keech, Chair, ESL Department
Lawrence C. Klein, Dean, Behavioral and Social Sciences
Carmen Lamha, Chair, Computer Networking & Information Technology
Frances Lee, CCSF Vice Chancellor, Emeritus
Claudia Li, President, Associated Students
Donald Lind, Director of Payroll
Josephine Loo, Learning Assistance & Asian Coalition Member
Joanne Low, Dean, Chinatown Campus
Maria Ma, Vice President, CCSF Chapter SEIU Local 1021
Warren Mar, Faculty and AFT 2121, Minority Representative
Lindy McKnight, Dean, Student Support Services
Dennis Piontkowski, Chair, Mathematics Department
Bill Shields, Chair, Labor & Community Studies
Ardel Thomas, Chair, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies
Linda Squires Grohe, Co-chair, Administrators’ Association
Laurie Wu McClain, Chair, Asian Studies Department
Phyllis McGuire, Associate Vice Chancellor, Evan Campus
Lauren Muller, Chair, Interdisciplinary Studies
Gregoria Nova Cahill, African American Scholastic Program
Francine Podenski, Chair, Broadcast Electronic Media Arts
Indiana Quadra, Latino Educational Association
Rose Marie Roberson, Director, Latino Services Network
Pablo Rodriquez, Latino Caucus, AFT 2121, Minority Representative
Nadine Rosenthal, Chair, Learning Assistance
Rod Santos, Dean, Student Affairs
Rodger Scott, Faculty and AFT 2121
Bruce Smith, Dean, Liberal Arts, & Castro Valencia Campus
Jane Sneed, Chair, Transitional Studies
Athena Steff, President, CCSF Chapter SEIU Local 1021
Minh-Hoa Ta, Co-Chair, Asian Coalition, APASS
Mo-Shuet Tam, Co-Chair, Asian Coalition
Gary Tom, Dean, Alemany Campus
Wing Tsao, Dean, School of Science & Math
Diana Munoz-Villanueva, Student Trustee
Kathleen White, Chair, Child Development Department
Paul Wong, Chair, International Student Counseling
Lisa Romano President, Academic Senate
David Yee, 1st Vice President, Academic Senate
Hal Hunstman, 2nd Vice President, Academic Senate
Edgar Torres, Chair, Latin American Studies
Leo Paz, Chair, Philippine Studies
Organizations
AFT 2121
American and Chinese Cultural Exchange Foundation
American Asian Elderly Humanitarian Association
Association for Peaceful Reunification of China San Francisco U.S.A.
Association for Peaceful Reunification of China of Western U.S.A.
Bamen Friendship Association
Burma Nan-Zhong Alumni Association
Burma Overseas Youth Club
Cantonese Association of Oakland
Cathay Post No. 384
Chew Kung Association
Chew Lun Association
Chin Lien Nung Association
Chinatown-North Beach Campus Student Council
Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Chinese American Democratic Club
Chinese-American Institute of Engineers & Scientists
Chinese Athleticism Association
Chinese Christian Union
Chinese for Peaceful Reunification - Northern California
Chinese Holocaust Society
Chinese Progressive Association
Chinese Six Companies
Chung Chung School Friendship Association
Chungshan Literary Society
Committee to Promote the Reunification of China San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Duck Sen Association
Eng Family Association
Gee Poy Kuo Association
Greater China Women's Association
Hai Nan Association of Northern California
Hip Sen Association
Hoy Yen Association
Hunan Association of Northern California In USA
Hunan Friendship Association of Northern California
Hungon Tang Society
International Hotel Citizens Advisory Committee/Kearny Street Housing Corporation
Jack Sen Association
Ka Yin Benevolent Association
Kiangsu Chekiang Association
Kow Kong Benevolent Association
Kwang Xi Chin Lien Association
Lee On Dong Benevolent Association
Leong Sen Association
Mam Hoy Senior Center
Mao Ming Tong Xiang Association
Mar's Family Association
Moy's Family Association
Myanmar Overseas Youth Club
Nam Hai Fook Yum Society
Nan Ping Association
New China Education Foundation
Northern California Chinese Athletic Federation
Num Hoy Sze Shan Benevolent Association
Oi Wah Christian Foundation San Francisco
Pon yup Chong How Benevolent Association
Sam Yup Benevolent Association
San Francisco Labor Council
San Francisco Portsmouth Square Friendship Association
Soo Yuen Benevolent Association
Suey Sing Chamber of Labor & Commerce
Suey Sing Chamber of Labor & Commerce of Oakland
Suey Sing Chamber of Labor & Commerce of Salinas
Taishan Association
Taishan District Alliance of San Francisco
Taisun Overseas Chinese School Alumni Association in San Francisco Bay Area
Toy Sun Kwongtai Alumni Association of America
Tun Hwa Benevolent Association
UNITE HERE Local 2
U.S. Chinese American Association of Commerce
Wai Yeong Benevolent Association
Western Fukien Benevolent Association
Western University Alumni of Southern America
Yep Family Association
Ying On Association
Ying On Association of Oakland